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高二上学期期中考试试题含听力英语Word版含答案
高二下学期期中考试
英语试题
时间:
120分钟分值:
150分出题人:
高志华校对人:
王立达考试时间:
2016.10.25.
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分:
听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节:
(共5小题:
每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Howwillthewomantravel?
A.Byplane.B.Bycar.C.Bytrain.
2.WhatdoweknowaboutAnn?
A.Shelovesallkindsofmusic.B.Sheenjoysrockmusic.
C.Shelikesclassicmusic.
3.Wheredidtheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
A.Inalift.B.Inanoffice.C.Onabus.
4.Howmuchwillthewomanpay?
A.$20.B.$18.C.$8.
5.WhatdidthegirldoonSundayevening?
A.Shestudiedalittle.B.Shetookaneveningwalk.
C.Sheenjoyedamovie.
第二节:
(共15小题;每小题15分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.Wheredidthewomanhearabouttheweatherinformation?
A.Fromtheradio.B.Fromthewoman’sfriend.
C.OntheInternet.
7.Whatisthemangoingtodotomorrow?
A.Togiveuptheplan.B.Toputofftheplan.C.Tostartearly.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.Whyisthemanworried?
A.Mikewantedtoborrowmoneyfromhim.
B.Mikealwaysborrowedmoneyfromhim.
C.Mikeneverreturnedtheborrowedmoney.
9.Whatdidthemanwanttoknowaboutthemoneyproblem?
A.Howtogetmoneyback.
B.Howtorefusehisfriend.
C.Howtolietohisfriend.
10.Whatisthewoman’sadvice?
A.TolietoMikeallthetime.
B.TomakefriendswithMike.
C.TocommunicatewithMike.
听第8段材料,回答第11至l3题。
11.Whatdidthemanaskthewomantodo?
A.Tobookahotelroomforhim.
B.Tomeetanoldfriendofhers.
C.TopassamessagetoJenny.
12.Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Neighbors.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Husbandandwife.
13.WhatisJennyprobablydoing?
A.Stayingatahotel.B.Talkingonthephone.
C.Chattingwithherhusband.
听第9段材料,回答第14至l6题。
14.Wheredidtheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
A.Atastudio.B.Inaclub.C.Inanoffice.
15.Whatcausedthegreatchangeinhischildhood?
A.Agiftbike.B.Adventurestories.C.TheBigShow.
16.WhichofthefollowingisNotTrueaboutBen?
A.Hereceivedabikeasabirthdaygift.
B.Heusedtobeverypooratsports.
C.HewasMrRidgway’sstudent.
听第l0段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhatisLily’smainpurposeforhertrip?
A.Tovisitthecityandherfriends.
B.Toattendanexhibition(展览).
C.Tobuygiftsforherboss.
18.HowcanLilydescribehertrip?
A.Wonderful.B.Boring.C.Strange.
19.HowmanydaysdoesLilyprobablyspendinLiverpool?
A.ThreeB.FourC.Five
20.WhichofthefollowingmayNotbeLily’splanforthenextdays?
A.Tovisitcafes.B.Tobuysomegifts.
C.Towatchafootballmatch.
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节:
(共15小题:
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Doingwellinhighschoolpreparesstudentsforlifeincollegeandbeyond,soachievingstudentsuccessisimportant.Highschoolstudentslearnvaluableinformationfromclasslecturesandhomework,andbyaskingforhelpwhenitisneeded.Beingpreparedfortestsandengaginginschoolactivitiescanhelpastudenttoachievesuccessinhighschool.
Completeanyhomeworkyouareassignedontime.Then,ifyouneedhelpunderstandingaconceptyouwillhaveplentyoftimetogethelp.
Createastudyareainyourhome.Thiscanbeaquietbenchoutsideoraseatingareainyourroom.Ifyouliketolistentomusicwhilestudying,listentoclassicalorrelaxingmusic.Besuretohaveplentyoflightingintheareatoreadyourtextbookornotes.
Keepaschedule.Ifyouhaveextra-curricularactivitieslikesportsorschoolmeetings,makesuretoscheduleyourhomeworkandstudytimearoundthem.Keepingaschedulewillallowyoutogetbettergradeswhiletheyarehavingfuninhighschool.
Eatbreakfast.Havingbreakfasteachmorningbeforeschoolwillgiveyouenergyandbrainfunctiontopaybetterattentioninclass.Eatsnacksduringstudysessionstokeepalertandfocusedonyourwork.
Createastudygrouptohelpfellowhighschoolstudentsandgethelpifyouneedit.Studyingwithotherswillhelpreinforceconceptsandinformation,andifyouneedhelptherewillalwaysbesomeonetheretohelpyoubeforeyougetbehindinyourstudies.
Setupafter-schoolhourswithyourteacherifyouneedextratutoring.Visitingateacherforone-on-onetimebeforeatestwillhelpyounaildownthoselastfewconceptsyouneedhelpwith.
21.Whatwillmakeitpossibleforthehighschoolstudentstogetbettergradeswhiletheyarehavingfun?
A.Creatingastudyareaintheirhome.
B.Keepingascheduleandfollowingit.
C.Eatingbreakfasteverymorningbeforeschool.
D.Findingatutortogetone-on-oneinstruction.
22.Howcanthestudentshelpthemselvesbeforetheyfallbehindintheirstudies?
A.Eatsnacksduringthestudytimetokeepalert.
B.Createastudygrouptogethelpifyouneedit.
C.Makesuretohaveplentyoflightinginthestudyarea.
D.Bepreparedfortheexamandengagedintheschoolactivity.
23.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Howtoachievestudentsuccessinhighschool.
B.Howtomakefullpreparationsfortheexam.
C.Waystogetbettergradesthanotherstudents
D.Waystoimprovethelearningefficiency
B
Apopularsayinggoes,“Sticksandstonesmaybreakmybones,butwordswillneverhurtme.”However,that’snotreallytrue.Wordshavethepowertobuildusuportearusdown.Itdoesn’tmatterifthewordscomefromsomeoneelseorourselves—thepositiveandnegativeeffectsarejustaslasting.
Wealltalktoourselvessometimes.We’reusuallytooembarrassedtoadmitit,though.Infact,wereallyshouldn’tbebecausemoreandmoreexpertsbelievetalkingtoourselvesoutloudisahealthyhabit.
This“self-talk”helpsusmotivateourselves,rememberthings,solveproblems,andcalmourselvesdown.Beaware,though,thatasmuchas77%ofself-talktendstobenegative.Soinordertostaypositive,weshouldonlyspeakwordsofencouragementtoourselves.Weshouldalsobequicktogiveourselvesapatontheback.Thenexttimeyoufinishaproject,dowellinatest,orfinallycleanyourroom,joinmeinsaying“Goodjob!
”
Often,wordscomeoutofourmouthswithoutusthinkingabouttheeffecttheywillhave.Butweshouldbeawarethatourwordscausecertainresponsesinothers.Forexample,whenreturninganitemtoastore,wemightusewarm,friendlylanguageduringtheexchange.Andtheclerkwillprobablyrespondinasimilarmanner.Orharsh(刻薄的)andcriticallanguagewillmostlikelycausetheclerktobedefensive.
Wordspossesspowerbecauseoftheirlastingeffects.Manyofusregretsomethingweoncesaid.Andwerememberunkindwordssaidtous!
Beforespeaking,weshouldalwaysaskourselves:
Isittrue?
Isitloving?
Isitneeded?
Ifwhatwewanttosaydoesn’tpassthistest,thenit’sbetterleftunsaid.
Wordspossesspower:
bothpositiveandnegative.Thosearoundusreceiveencouragementwhenwespeakpositively.Wecanofferhope,buildself-esteem(自尊)andmotivateotherstodotheirbest.Negativewordsdestroyallthosethings.Willweuseourwordstohurtortoheal?
Thechoiceisours.
24.Thereisnoneedforustofeelembarrassedwhenwetalktoourselvesbecause_________.
A.almosteverybodyhasthehabitoftalkingtothemselves
B.talkingtoourselvesalwaysgivesuscourage
C.wecanbenefitfromtalkingtoourselves
D.itdoesnoharmtohave“self-talk”whenwearealone
25.Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphmeansthatweshouldalsotimely________.
A.remindourselvesB.praiseourselves
C.makeourselvesrelaxedD.giveourselvesamusement
26.Theauthorwouldprobablyholdtheviewthat_________.
A.encouragingwordsaresuretoleadtokindoffers
B.negativewordsmaymotivateustomakemoreprogress
C.peopletendtorememberfriendlywords
D.itisbettertothinktwicebeforetalkingtoothers
27.Inwhichcolumnofthenewspapercanyoumostlikelyreadthispassage?
A.News.B.Advicecolumn.C.Health.D.Language.
C
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In2000,YocumandBellfoundthisbuildinginthecity’sWestEnd.Builtin1947,thestructurehadbeenabandonedyearsearlierandtheroofofthemainbuildinghadfallendown.Butthepricewasright,soYocumboughtit.Hespenteightmonthsofhisoff-hoursondemolition,pullingrubbishoutthroughtheroof,becauseitwastoodangeroustogoinsidethebuilding.Thedemolitionwashardwork,butitgavehimtimetothinkaboutwhathewantedtodo,and“totreasurewhatwasthere—thewalls,therust,thelight,”Yocumsaid.“Everyseason,morepaintfallsoffthewallsandmorerustdevelops.It’slikeanartinstallation(装置)inthere—aslow-motionshow.”
Sincethebackbuildinghadbeenconstructedwithoutwindows,anall-glassfrontwasaddedtothebuildingtogiveitaviewofthecourtyard,andskylightswereinstalledintheroof.ThebackofthebuildingisaworkingareaandalivingroomforYocumandhiswife.Asortofbuffer(缓冲)zonebetweenthefrontandthebackcontainsabathroom,akitchenandamechanicalroom,andthewallsthatseparatethesezoneshaveopeningsthatallowviewst